RODNEY A. KUSORGBOR AND SAKUMONO POLICE [2004]DLCHRAJ5868

Date	2004-10-25
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/4202/2004/1212
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ5868

KENNETH MAINOO

[2004]DLCHRAJ5868
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RODNEY A.
KUSORGBOR<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>SAKUMONO
POLICE<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">Our Ref: CHRAJ/4202/2004/1212&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 25/10/2004<o:p></o:p>

</div>A
complaint of unlawful detention of an 8-year-old boy was lodged with the
Commission on April 5 2004 by the Complainant against the Sakumono Police.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Complainant Case:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
1.8pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">The
Complainant's contention was to draw the attention of the Commission to a
publication in the Junior Graphic issue of November 12-18 2003 which
publication alleged that an 8 year old pupil of Holy Child School at Sakumono
near Accra had a shock of his life in October 13 2003 when he was detained at
the Sakumono Police Station for 2 hours for breaking the back door glass of an
Opel Record car.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
2.05pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">The
Complainant appealed to the Commission to take serious view of the afore-stated
and pursue to its logical conclusion.<o:p></o:p>Flowing
from the afore-stated complaint, the Commission initiated investigations.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
.45pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">The
Commission invited the Respondents to its offices for discussions on the issues
raised there in the afore-mentioned publication.<o:p></o:p>In
attendance were DSP A.A. Laami, the Tema C.2 District Commander under whose jurisdiction
is the Sakumono Police, Inspector A.A. Toah and Chief Inspector Ansah, the
Station Officer and CID in-charge of Sakumono Police Station respectively.<o:p></o:p>The
Commission informed the Respondents the importance of the discussions and
further stated that the basis of the discussions was to dialogue on issue
bordering on some frictions and misunderstandings that at times generated
between the two institutions in the execution of their assigned duties.<o:p></o:p>The
Commission stated that in order to achieve very peaceful environs in the
execution of each other's assignments, it is a collective responsibility of
both parties to understand the scope of the mandate of each institution.
Referring to the detention of the eight [8] years old boy's saga the Commission
advised the Respondent to be circumspect in handling cases involving minors and
have a sober reflection on the laws establishing the rights and protection of
children especially the UN Convention to which Ghana is on record as the fir</main>